"rhetorical" meaning in English

See rhetorical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/ [US], /ɹəˈtɔɹɪkəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-rhetorical.ogg , en-au-rhetorical.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English rethorycal, rethoricalle, rethorycall, from rethorik, rhetoric (noun) or Latin rēthoricus, rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rethorycal}} Middle English rethorycal, {{der|en|la|rēthoricus}} Latin rēthoricus, {{der|en|grc|ῥητορικός||concerning public speaking}} Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} rhetorical (not comparable)
  1. Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade. Tags: not-comparable Translations (part of or similar to rhetoric): ῥητορικός (rhētorikós) (Ancient Greek), рытары́чны (rytarýčny) (Belarusian), риторичен (ritoričen) (Bulgarian), retòric (Catalan), řečnický [masculine] (Czech), retorisk (Danish), retorisch (Dutch), retorinen (Finnish), rhétorique (French), rhetorisch (German), ρητορικός (ritorikós) (Greek), retorikai (Hungarian), szónoklattani (Hungarian), retoris (Indonesian), retorik (Indonesian), retrickagh (Manx), so-loayrtagh (Manx), retoryczny [masculine] (Polish), retórico (Portuguese), ритори́ческий (ritoríčeskij) (Russian), retórico (Spanish), retorisk (Swedish), sözbilimsel (Turkish), ритори́чний (rytorýčnyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-rhetorical-en-adj-nnSjkgOe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rhetorical device, rhetorical induction, rhetorically, rhetorical mode, rhetorical question Related terms: rhetoric

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹɪˈtɔɹɪkəl/ [US], /ɹəˈtɔɹɪkəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-rhetorical.ogg , en-au-rhetorical.ogg Forms: rhetoricals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rethorycal, rethoricalle, rethorycall, from rethorik, rhetoric (noun) or Latin rēthoricus, rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rethorycal}} Middle English rethorycal, {{der|en|la|rēthoricus}} Latin rēthoricus, {{der|en|grc|ῥητορικός||concerning public speaking}} Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speaking”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhetorical (plural rhetoricals)
  1. (education, dated) A study or exercise in rhetoric. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-rhetorical-en-noun-zTnWHF6j Topics: education

Inflected forms

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